Patents by Inventor Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Ryan VAN HEREL

Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Ryan VAN HEREL has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Wood heating system and method
    Patent number: 11181318
    Abstract: A wood heating system comprises an electric power source, a first electrode assembly, a second electrode assembly, and a control system. The first electrode assembly is connected to the electric power source and is adapted to make electrical contact with a first end of a wood length to apply electric power to the wood length. The first electrode assembly comprises at least two electrode segments. The second electrode assembly is adapted to make electrical contact with a second end of the wood length. The control system is adapted to selectively connect/disconnect electric power flow between the electric power source and at least one electrode segment of the first electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: The University of Canterbury of Ilam Road
    Inventors: William John Baxter Heffernan, Nurzhan Nursultanov, Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Ryan Van Herel
  • WOOD HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200103168
    Abstract: A wood heating system comprises an electric power source, a first electrode assembly, a second electrode assembly, and a control system. The first electrode assembly is connected to the electric power source and is adapted to make electrical contact with a first end of a wood length to apply electric power to the wood length. The first electrode assembly comprises at least two electrode segments. The second electrode assembly is adapted to make electrical contact with a second end of the wood length. The control system is adapted to selectively connect/disconnect electric power flow between the electric power source and at least one electrode segment of the first electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: William John Baxter HEFFERNAN, Nurzhan NURSULTANOV, Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Ryan VAN HEREL